Good Omens |Aziracrow| (Aziraphale x Crowley)

I appreciate you

That question made Aziraphale think for a moment, he knew what the answer was but didn't want to sound stupid...at the same time he didn't wanna lie to Crowley so he answered truthfully, -"That time at the church..when you came and saved my books..That is the moment I figured out that I..." -and then he stopped..
Was it to much to way the word 'love' right now?
That's how humans do it but..he was scared that it wouldn't mean much to Crowley..yet he couldn't stop himself from saying it so he did, "That's the moment I fell in love with..you.."
"That moment?Just because of some books?" -Crowley questioned with an amused expression,clearly not seeing it from the same perspective as Aziraphale did.
And the angel didn't back down and continued, "Yes Crowley because of books.. they are very precious to me..My books are to me the same as your car is to you.."
That answer was enough for Crowley to not push the subject anymore, "Fair enough" -and he stayed silent for a moment,just looking at Aziraphale face until he thought of the angel's words again, "I'm not saying the L word" -refering to 'love'.
"Just one time?" -Aziraphale pleaded.
"No" -Crowley still refused.
"Come on now,it won't kill you..one word"
"It might..what if it makes my toungue fall off"
"It won't make your tongue fall off! Don't be ridiculous Crowley"
"Now you are calling me ridiculous just for not wanting to say 'love you' at all" -Crowley froze for a moment, realising that this time he was an idiot and the angel won,he knew it was just a word but yet he just didn't like saying it so quick or maybe at all,he wasn't sure himself what bothered him about that specific word or way of showing affection,it was a bit too sweet for him.
"Open your mouth" -Aziraphale tapped Crowley's chin and the demon did so in confusion, -"Yeah,your tongue is still there, didn't fall off" - Aziraphale added and pushed his finger on Crowley's chin to make him close his mouth again.
"Yes but..I don't like it" -Crowley mumbled while glaring at the angel a bit.
It made Aziraphale think for a moment,trying to come up with a solution for the problem but then a warm smile crawled onto his face when he got an idea, "Very well then...The word 'love' won't be necessary then" -he spoke softly and then put one of his hands on the side of Crowley's neck to make sure he is still looking at him while he kept the other hand halfway intertwined with Crowley's.
"How about...I appreciate you?" -Aziraphale questioned and then waited for the demon's reply,he didn't rush him or push for an answer but instead he gave him a moment as he stared into his beautiful eyes and kept a soft smile on his face.
The question surprised Crowley for a moment and he didn't know how to respond to it for a while until he took a deep breath and let the words out:
"I appreciate you angel"